I live in Baltimore now but lived in KC till 2013 and in Chicago till 2014. Not looking to bring beer back but to visit breweries and places that are worthwhile and have opened in the past 5 years.
Is Saint Errant a place I can visit? Can’t find much on the internet.
I’m put off by Hop Butcher’s website cause their fun names tell me nothing about the beer style. Why isn’t Smoke Filled Room a smoked beer of some sort?
Thanks for the recs
Sure no problem, always happy to!

Saint Errant and Hop Butcher are only in cans at the moment, no taprooms. You might find them on tap at Beer Temple or Green Lady though.
Dovetail has become my go-to, they do Euro-style lagers better than anyone locally and have a pretty robust spontaneous/barrel program as well. They're right by Begyle (skippable) & Half Acre too. Northman is a cider bar nearby, south on Lincoln Ave.
Off Color opened their Mousetrap taproom a few years ago, lots of wild stuff and some cocktails also.
Maplewood is similar, they're also a distillery but make some of the best hazy stuff and huge stouts, though they also nailed a Czech dark lager recently.
Other newer breweries of note: Middle Brow, Old Irving, Cruz Blanca, Twisted Hippo. Eris does some ciders.